Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
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The Elric brothers encounter Father Cornello in Lior after a past human transmutation failure.
Oct 4, 2003Edward and Alphonse Elric recall their failed attempt to resurrect their mother, which cost Al his body and Ed his limbs. In the present, they reach Lior and learn of Father Cornello’s miracles. Suspecting he uses a philosopher’s stone to bypass equivalent exchange, the brothers investigate. Cornello orders Cray to eliminate them, and Rosé flees in terror after seeing Alphonse. Cornello attacks with a chimera and a giant bird. Edward defends himself using his automail limbs, revealing his mechanical nature. Cornello recognizes Edward as the Fullmetal Alchemist and realizes the brothers committed the ultimate sin of human transmutation.
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Elrics warn Rosé about resurrection risks while Cornello schemes in Lior
Oct 11, 2003The Elrics reveal their failed attempt to revive their mother and warn Rosé that resurrecting her boyfriend Cain will yield similar tragic results. Cornello attacks them to drive them away, then displays a silhouette of Cain to soothe Rosé before ordering townspeople to capture the brothers. Ed transmutes metal to resemble Al, allowing himself to be taken. Cornello confiscates Ed’s pocket-watch, believing it enables circle-free alchemy. He catches Rosé visiting Cain, exposing the silhouette as a bird chimera, and leaves her to be eaten. Al saves her just in time. Cornello reveals his plan to use Lior for world domination, which Al broadcasts town-wide. Ed defeats Cornello using superior alchemy but discovers the philosopher’s stone is fake. Rosé confronts the Elrics, arguing their exposure caused more harm than Cornello’s deception, prompting Ed to urge her to stand on her own. As the Elrics depart, Lust and Gluttony salvage their scheme by killing Cornello and replacing him with Envy disguised as the real Cornello.
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The Elrics learn alchemy from their father, face their mother's death, and attempt human transmutation with tragic results.
Oct 18, 2003A flashback spanning to episode nine details the Elrics' early alchemy training under their absent father, Hohenheim of Light. After demonstrating their skills to friend Winry Rockbell and mother Trisha, the brothers lose her to sudden illness and vow to resurrect her. They train under an unnamed alchemist before attempting human transmutation, which fails catastrophically. Edward loses his left leg, and Alphonse loses his entire body. To save his brother, Edward sacrifices his right arm to bind Alphonse's soul to a suit of armor. Roy Mustang arrives after receiving a letter regarding their father, witnessing the aftermath. He attempts to recruit them as state alchemists, but Pinako Rockbell orders him away. Edward pays for automail limbs and decides to become a state alchemist to access the state library and restore Alphonse. The brothers burn their childhood home in Resembool to move forward.
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Elrics investigate alchemist Majhal and a zombie killing villagers in Central region
Oct 25, 2003Edward and Alphonse Elric visit alchemist Majhal after finding his name in their father’s letters. Villager Clause claims a zombie murdered her sister and begs for revenge, though Ed doubts the story. Majhal reveals the zombie is his former lover Karin, who supposedly died years ago. The brothers uncover that Majhal has kidnapped village girls to attach their souls to mannequins resembling Karin, targeting Clause next. They learn Karin survived but lost her memory and aged. When she returns, Majhal rejects her true form due to his obsession. He attacks Ed, but his weapon accidentally kills him. Clause resumes her feminine appearance, and the brothers depart for Central.
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The Elrics confront terrorists on a hijacked train led by Bald while Major Hughes assists in the rescue.
Nov 1, 2003Mustang directs the Elrics to board a departing train, which is subsequently hijacked by terrorists under Bald’s command. The group captures General Hakuro and his family, demanding the release of their imprisoned leader. The Elrics resist the takeover and are aided by Major Maes Hughes in defeating Bald and saving Hakuro. Upon arrival, military forces move to arrest the captives. Although Bald initially escapes, Mustang uses his Flame Alchemist abilities to restrain him. Following the incident, Mustang reveals that Hakuro has granted Ed special permission to take the state alchemist exam. Ed is surprised and annoyed by this news, suspecting that Mustang manipulated the situation to secure the opportunity for him.
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The Elrics prepare for the state alchemy exam while staying with the Sewing-Life Alchemist and his family.
Nov 8, 2003Edward and Alphonse Elric stay with Shou Tucker, the Sewing-Life Alchemist, bonding with his daughter Nina and dog Alexander. Hughes and Gracia host Ed’s birthday party, where Gracia gives birth to Elicia, allowing Ed to discover he can perform alchemy without a transmutation circle. Following the written exam, Mustang compels Al to withdraw because his lack of a physical body would raise dangerous suspicions among superiors. Ed passes the interview and the practical test by using his quick thinking, courage, and unique ability to transmute without a circle to save the entire group of prospective state alchemists.
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Ed investigates Tucker's chimera experiments while facing military pressure and a mysterious scarred man.
Nov 15, 2003After passing the state alchemy examination, Edward becomes a military alchemist and receives a rank symbol from Mustang. He attempts to question Tucker about a talking chimera created two years ago, but Tucker refuses to answer. Ed’s investigation at the state library is blocked, and Brigadier General Basque Grand orders him to stop, forcing the Elrics to leave Tucker's mansion. Despite this, they sneak into the basement laboratory where Tucker has just finished a new chimera to meet his yearly examination requirements. Ed deduces that Tucker used his wife for the first chimera and is now using Nina and Alexander for the new one. Tucker accuses Ed of guilt, prompting Ed to nearly kill him before the chimera intervenes. Upon Tucker's arrest, Ed frees the chimera, which encounters a scarred man declaring the creation a sin against nature. The man destroys the chimera, leaving the Elrics to find Nina and Alexander's remains on the alley wall.
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Ed and Al investigate the philosopher's stone after Nina's death and Barry's arrest.
Nov 22, 2003Devastated by Nina's death and disgusted by Tucker's research, Ed considers deserting to find her killer. Al discovers references to the philosopher's stone in Tucker's papers, surprising Ed who doubts its existence. Meanwhile, Winry is kidnapped in Central by Barry the Chopper, a serial killer disguised as a woman. Ed is captured while trying to rescue her, and his automail arm is stolen. In a desperate fight, Ed nearly kills Barry before Al intervenes and authorities make the arrest. Ed breaks down emotionally but agrees to search for the stone with Al. Mustang permits the search on the condition he is informed of progress. Führer King Bradley officially titles Ed the Fullmetal Alchemist.
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Ed inspects Youswell coal mines while confronting corrupt military commander Lieutenant Yoki and his servant Lyra.
Nov 29, 2003While Winry shops, Edward Elric begins his second assignment inspecting coal mines in Youswell, where locals distrust the state military. Lieutenant Yoki, the local commander, attempts to collect taxes at an inn, sparking a riot. Edward intervenes just as Yoki nearly kills Kyle, the innkeeper's son. After Yoki invites Edward to his mansion using flattery and bribery, the inn is destroyed at nightfall. Alphonse rescues Kyle from the rubble. Edward reluctantly transmutes gold coins into coal bars, using them to buy the mine from Yoki under the pretense of a priceless transfer. He then turns the bars back to stone and sells the town to the residents for a single night's stay at the repaired inn. Finally, Edward defeats Yoki's alchemist servant Lyra, earning the title of hero.
- 10EP 10filler
Elrics assist Aquroya police in hunting alchemist thief Psiren while questioning her motives
Dec 6, 2003Following their exposure of Cornello in Lior, the Elrics travel to Aquroya and become involved in a manhunt for Psiren, an alchemist cat burglar. The local police chief persuades the brothers to capture her, but she deceives them three times by claiming she steals to save buildings from demolition. Despite her pleas, a building is still destroyed. Alphonse believes Psiren is good and attempts to stop Edward from arresting her. Edward eventually catches Psiren, but she escapes. He later recognizes her value as a tourism draw for the sinking city of Aquroya, acknowledging her complex role in the community despite her criminal actions.
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The Elrics seek the philosopher's stone in Xenotime while navigating impostors Russell and Fletcher Tringham.
Dec 13, 2003Edward and Alphonse Elric travel to Xenotime searching for the philosopher's stone. After rescuing a girl named Elisa from a mine cart, she invites them to a feast. There, they learn that a man named Mugear is nearing completion of the stone. The brothers discover that two impostors, claiming to be themselves, are present. Alphonse attempts to purchase medicine for Elisa, but the townspeople refuse him, believing he is an impostor. However, the younger impostor, later identified as Fletcher Tringham, buys the medicine for him. That night, Edward and Alphonse infiltrate Mugear's mansion again. The older impostor, identified as Russell Tringham, attacks Edward with toxic crimson water. Fletcher intervenes to save Edward, revealing that the water has poisoned the town.
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Mugear captures the Tringham brothers while the Elrics investigate Nash Tringham's past research.
Dec 20, 2003Mugear demands the Tringham brothers accelerate crimson stone production, but Russell refuses. Mugear captures them upon realizing they are impostors. Meanwhile, the Elrics discover Nash Tringham originally found the crimson water before leaving due to a disease from his research. They also learn Tim Marcoh treated the illness with a mysterious method. Mugear invites the Elrics to research the water further. After freeing the Tringham brothers, the group confronts Mugear about Nash. Mugear attacks but is overpowered and flees underground, collapsing the passage and flooding the area with crimson water. Fletcher uses alchemy to make trees absorb the water, neutralizing the threat. Edward and Alphonse bid farewell to Russell and Fletcher before boarding a train for East City.
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Edward challenges Mustang to a duel for information about Marcoh and the philosopher's stone.
Dec 27, 2003The Elrics brief Mustang on the philosopher's stone investigation while Fuery unsuccessfully attempts to rehome a stray dog. Mustang and Hughes discuss Marcoh with Ed until Grand interrupts, labeling Marcoh a deserter. Ed demands re-certification in exchange for information, leading to a sanctioned duel on the parade grounds. Mustang nearly defeats Edward but allows a counterattack due to hesitation. After stopping the match, Mustang shares details about Marcoh. That night, Hughes discloses that a man named Scar is responsible for Bradley's actions. This sequence connects the personal stakes of the Elrics with the broader military conspiracy surrounding the missing alchemist and the mysterious Scar.
- 14EP 14filler
Envy impersonates Cornello in Lior while Scar kills Grand and Elrics escape with Armstrong
Jan 10, 2004Civil unrest erupts in Lior as Envy uses shape-shifting to impersonate Cornello. The Elrics locate Marcoh, who explains the philosopher's stone's role in the Ishbal rebellion before disappearing. Soldiers led by Grand seize Marcoh’s research and arrest him, leaving the brothers behind. Scar arrives, kills Grand, and targets Marcoh. The Elrics and Marcoh flee into a tunnel to escape. They are rescued by Major Alex Louis Armstrong, known as the Strong Arm Alchemist, allowing them to avoid capture and further danger from Scar’s pursuit.
- 15EP 15
Armstrong reveals Scar's Ishbalan identity while Marcoh recounts the state alchemist massacre.
Jan 17, 2004During combat, Armstrong discloses that Scar is an Ishbalan alchemist. Marcoh explains the Ishbal massacre to the Elrics, detailing how state alchemists targeted Ishbalans who considered alchemy heretical. He admits his research caused massive casualties. Mustang permits Marcoh to desert after being forced to kill two doctors saving lives on both sides. These doctors are revealed to be Winry's parents. Marcoh declines to flee to Resembool with the Elrics. Scar attacks the group, destroying Ed's arm and damaging Al's body. Before Scar can kill Ed, Marcoh throws a red stone at him, causing painful absorption into his tattooed arm. Scar escapes into the sewers amid military reinforcements, while Marcoh is taken to a safe location by the Führer's secretary.
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Armstrong escorts the Elric brothers to Resembool for repairs while Lust targets Marcoh.
Jan 24, 2004Armstrong takes the Elric brothers to Resembool for repairs, but Lust attacks Marcoh in his safe house, forcing him to reveal the philosopher's stone research location before killing him with Gluttony. On the train, Ed and Armstrong realize Al was left behind at the previous station. Armstrong urges patience, but Ed rages and leaves him. Ed is then attacked by a girl who steals his automail leg. Her grandfather returns it, explaining he keeps his Ishbal rebellion wound as a reminder. Meanwhile, Al is taken by a boy aiming to raid an enemy mansion. Al scares the boy by claiming to be haunted armor. The Elrics reunite as Armstrong grabs them and runs toward the departing train.
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The Elrics Return to Resembool to Repair Ed and Recover Al's Body
Jan 31, 2004The Elrics and Armstrong return to Resembool, where Pinako agrees to repair Ed within three days. Armstrong assists Winry and Pinako during the recovery period. The brothers visit their mother's tombstone, reflecting on childhood memories. Al expresses concern about fading memories, but Armstrong alleviates the tension. After receiving his new arm and leg, Ed uses alchemy to reconstruct Al's armored body from the shattered remains. Following these repairs, the brothers and Armstrong depart for Central to locate Marcoh's research.
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Elric brothers decipher coded notes to learn philosopher's stone requires human lives
Feb 7, 2004Lust searches for Marcoh's research in the state library before encountering Scar, who realizes she and Gluttony are homunculi as the building burns. The Elrics meet their new bodyguards, Sergeant Denny Brosh and 2nd Lt. Maria Ross, shortly after discovering the library branch destroyed. They conduct an exhaustive search for other sources, leading them to Sheska, a former file clerk fired for excessive reading. Sheska reveals she has memorized all of Marcoh's works and creates handwritten duplicates for the brothers. The text uses a code resembling a cookbook. After several days of attempting to decipher the hidden data, the brothers discover that producing the philosopher's stone requires human lives.
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Elrics investigate hidden laboratory after learning philosopher's stone ingredients
Feb 14, 2004Discovering the true components of the philosopher's stone deeply disturbs the Elric brothers, causing them to nearly abandon their mission. Ross encourages them to persevere, leading to the discovery of an abandoned laboratory near a prison used for gathering raw materials. Defying the commands of Brosh and Ross, the brothers secretly enter the facility to investigate. Meanwhile, Scar assaults the dormitories and learns of their destination before chasing them. Inside, Ed navigates through air ducts and avoids multiple traps before encountering security guard Number 48. Simultaneously, Al is ambushed outside by another guard identified as Number 66.
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Elric brothers face armored soul guards and a serial killer while Al doubts his existence.
Feb 21, 2004The Elric brothers discover that the guards are souls bound to empty armor. Edward fights Number 48, a serial killer called Slicer, but his automail arm fails because Winry forgot a small bolt. He faces two brothers where the younger controls the body. Edward uses Scar's destruction technique to win but refuses to kill them, seeing Al in their situation. Meanwhile, Al learns that Number 66 is Barry the Chopper. Barry suggests Al never truly existed and was just a doll made for Ed. Al contemplates this possibility and recalls that Ed was afraid to tell him something.
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Scar intervenes to save Al, triggering Barry's explosives and freeing Greed
Feb 28, 2004Scar assists Al in defeating Barry, prompting Barry to detonate explosives that release Greed and other prisoners. The elder Slicer agrees to escort Ed into the laboratory, but the younger Slicer breaks his blood seal after Ed addresses him as human. Solf J. Kimblee, the Crimson Alchemist, and other inmates are deceived by a fake Grand into believing they are ingredients for the philosopher's stone. Ed and Slicer face attacks from mutant chimeras until Tucker, who survived his fabricated death and transformed into a chimera, halts the assault. Meanwhile, Al and Scar journey deeper into the facility, where Scar recalls his brother and Ishbal before confronting Lust and Gluttony, whom he identifies as homunculi. Tucker guides Ed through the laboratory, revealing an opportunity for Ed to create the philosopher's stone.
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Hughes leads military rescue for Elrics while Envy pressures Ed to create a philosopher's stone
Mar 6, 2004Hughes organizes a military expedition to rescue the Elrics from the fifth laboratory, with Bradley joining the mission. Envy, disguised as Grand, collects human ingredients and forces Ed to attempt transmuting a philosopher's stone. Kimblee triggers an explosion that drops prisoners into the lower room. Ed interrogates them, leading to a brief fight with Envy before Lust intervenes. Lust takes Al hostage, demanding Ed create the stone or break Al's blood seal. Ed fails the transmutation, but his body reacts violently after contact with the incomplete stone, destroying the area. The homunculi escape as the military invades, and Ross calms Ed down.
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Ed recovers from lab wounds while Winry visits Central for automail repairs.
Mar 13, 2004Ed is recovering from injuries sustained in the laboratory when Ross reprimands him for nearly dying. Because his automail requires repair, Ed summons Winry to Central City. Upon her arrival at the train station, Alphonse remains preoccupied with thoughts regarding Barry’s previous revelations. When the brothers decline to explain their recent experiences to Winry, she departs in anger and is persuaded by Hughes to attend his daughter’s birthday celebration. Hughes advises her that men often conceal information to protect others from worry. Subsequently, Alphonse resolves to confront Edward, questioning whether he truly possesses an artificial soul.
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Al runs away after Ed's silence, meets Scar and refugees terrorized by mercenaries.
Mar 20, 2004Alphonse Elric departs after receiving no response from Edward. He encounters Scar, who is hiding among Ishbal refugees being harassed by mercenaries impersonating state military soldiers, with Barry present. Following this encounter, the brothers reunite. They subsequently reaffirm their existence and bond. The narrative focuses on the separation caused by communication failure, the dangerous situation involving disguised soldiers, and the eventual emotional reconciliation between the siblings amidst the turmoil. This sequence highlights the tension between the characters and their environment while resolving the immediate conflict through their reunion.
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- How many episodes does Hagane no Renkinjutsushi have?
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi has 51 episodes.
- When did Hagane no Renkinjutsushi come out?
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi came out in 2003.
- Which studio made Hagane no Renkinjutsushi?
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi was produced by bones.
- Who directed Hagane no Renkinjutsushi?
- Hagane no Renkinjutsushi was directed by Seiji Mizushima.
- Is Hagane no Renkinjutsushi finished?
- Current status of Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Finished.